BURES COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 304867 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BURES VILLAGE HALL

Provides community centre building for the use of all residents in Bures Hamlet and Bures St Mary and further afield.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income

£30k

Latest spending

£35k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit for the year, with an excess of payments over receipts of £4,847.03. The trustees report confirms the bank balance decreased from £27,415.18 to £7,314.62, while unrestricted reserves (bank balances) stood at £29,649.60 including designated funds. The filing does not disclose a specific reserves policy target or any material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Hall Lettings

“Trading Activities Hall Lettings Other Income Solar Panel Income 2024 £ Fund Raising Activities Donations Grants Investment Income Interest on Investments Total Receipts £ 28,496.62 40.00 1,107.65 29,260.27 - 1,000.00 1,102.96 253.53 60.16 29,897.80 31,423.39” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Carol Ann Barnham
DEREK WOLSTEN-CROFT · trustee of 1 other charity
JENNIFER HELEN MCCRORY
SUSAN BAXTER

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Essex · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£30k	£35k
31/03/2024	£31k	£25k
31/03/2023	£29k	£26k
31/03/2022	£22k	£21k
31/03/2021	£22k	£21k

Common questions

Is BURES COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit for the year, with an excess of payments over receipts of £4,847.03. The trustees report confirms the bank balance decreased from £27,415.18 to £7,314.62, while unrestricted reserves (bank balances) stood at £29,649.60 including designated funds. The filing does not disclose a specific reserves policy target or any material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/01/2019	£10k	Replacement Heating System
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/12/2012	£5k	Bures Community Cinema
The National Lottery Community Fund	12/03/2009	£5k	Bures Community Centre Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/03/2006	£2k	Refurbishment